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Cases · Tax, finance & assurance · International tax planning & transfer pricing

Move an executive across borders

We're moving an executive to another country. What do we need?

WONE Global coordinates the visa, employment terms, tax and social security for the executive and the company.

Countries in the typical case Switzerland · Singapore

The situation

What is happening

What is at stake

Executive moves trigger immigration, tax and social-security issues for the person and the company.

A scenario

Industrial groupCorporation · from Switzerland · in Singapore

It is transferring its CFO to Singapore for three years.

Where it ends A move with no tax or visa surprises.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “Executive relocation: visa, tax and contract”“Assignment abroad for a senior manager”“An executive's relocation has created double taxation”“A relocation creates tax residence and payroll obligations”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global coordinates the visa, employment terms, tax and social security for the executive and the company.

Usually led by Employment, Payroll & Mobility, with Tax & International Structuring and Legal & Contracting.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Week 1WONE Global coordinates visa, contract and tax.
  2. Week 2Social security and pension planned.
  3. Weeks 3-6Visa obtained.
  4. ThenMove.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01Assignment, transfer or dual contract
  2. 02Immigration route and timing
  3. 03Tax residence, social security and pay delivery

Outcomes

What you receive

  • Visa and permit secured
  • Assignment or transfer documents
  • Tax and social-security position confirmed

This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.

Services

The services involved

One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.

  1. Usually leadsEmployment, Payroll & Mobility7 markets with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedTax & International Structuring25 markets with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedLegal & Contracting18 markets with a named lead→

Who handles it

Employment, Payroll & Mobility, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Switzerlandin the typical case WONE Global Partner Michael Sterchi · Founder Brief this Partner →
  2. Singaporein the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  3. Argentina WONE Global Partner Dr. Diego A. Adam · Lawyer Brief this Partner →
  4. Australia WONE Global Partner Dimitrios Katsaros · Principal Solicitor Brief this Partner →
  5. Ethiopia WONE Global Partner Mekonnen Shiferaw · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  6. Germany WONE Global Partner Ulrike Berner, MBA · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  7. South Africa WONE Global Partner Johan Beer · Partner Brief this Partner →
  8. Spain WONE Global Partner Marc Navarro Gracia · Labour and Payroll Manager Brief this Partner →
  9. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  10. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  11. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  12. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  13. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

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